I would add to this the desire to be separate, which also entails a desire for control. Or to put it in Christian terms - its better to rule in hell...
Sorry for the spelling? How about sorry for the nonsense?
Issue is finally getting the attention it deserves in the mainstream press....
You have it ass-backwards. Science exists because our common sense notions are so often wrong. You are really just making assumptions. Your...
Cris, what you just wrote is a great example of materialism of the gaps. What you are saying is that we have mysterious phenomenon x which science...
Right. That's not how science works. Dualism states that there are two substances in the universe. One is material, the other is mind (which is...
Yes, there is a definite association between mind states and physical brain states. BUt what that association is is anything but clear. And acting...
To people that think brain is mind. This statement is comletely unfounded by any science whatsoever. There is nothing from looking at a physical...
Another question in regards to the trinity is what is the Holy Spirit?
Crunchy, I am not denying that when you are awake and holding an apple that there isn't some objectively existing phenomenon. I'm just pointing out...
When you hold an apple in your hand what you are actually experiencing is not the apple itself but a mental recreation. Just as when you are...
Leo, Didn't Paul have an actual religous experience though on Damascus road? "Not me but Christ in me"? I've always interpreted that as some kind of...
That applies to all experience.
Any specific ADRs you recommend?
And with this we come full circle yet again.
That is literally one of the dumbest comments I've ever heard anyone make.
If I ever start a cult I will broadcast this quote by Jan on an endless loop: "Belief will dwindle if you think you are wrong. Belief will dwindle...
Sorry, I have to disagree. This is not what Buddhist/mysticism texts are about.
Sure it is Jan. You said: "Q.. what is so nice about orange juice? A.. taste" In this analogy that you made orange juice is to scripture as...
Actually, I think you just answered the question. Q: What's so special about scripture? A: I like it. A total abscence of any critical...
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